Tim Bothwell was a reliable stay-at-home defenceman who played over 500 NHL games spread out over a decade. His strength was taking out his man and clearing the puck out of his zone when the opposition was forechecking.

The Vancouver native spent four years at Brown University. His finest year was 1976-77 when he scored 34 points in 27 games and was named to the ECAC first all-star team. Following his senior year, Bothwell was signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers. He spent four years going back and forth between the AHL and the parent club before he was picked up on waivers by the St. Louis Blues at the start of the 1982-83 season.

The steady rearguard fit in well with the Blues and was a regular for three seasons until he was traded to the Hartford Whalers in October 1985. He played solidly for his new club and helped them come within in an overtime goal of reaching the semi-finals. Early the next season Bothwell was re-acquired by St. Louis where he remained a stable influence on the blueline until 1988-89. The solid veteran retired in 1990 after playing a year with the AHL's New Haven Nighthawks.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1973-74

Burlington Mohawks

ON-Jr.B

42

22

41

63

59

1974-75

Brown University Bears

ECAC

9

6

9

15

14

1975-76

Brown University Bears

ECAC

29

12

22

34

30

1976-77

Brown University Bears

ECAC

27

7

27

34

40

1977-78

Brown University Bears

ECAC

29

9

26

35

48

1978-79

New York Rangers

NHL

1

0

0

0

2

-1

1978-79

New Haven Nighthawks

AHL

66

15

33

48

44

10

4

6

10

8

1979-80

New York Rangers

NHL

45

4

6

10

20

-3

9

0

0

0

8

1979-80

New Haven Nighthawks

AHL

22

6

7

13

25

1980-81

New York Rangers

NHL

3

0

1

1

0

0

1980-81

New Haven Nighthawks

AHL

73

10

53

63

98

4

1

2

3

6

1981-82

New York Rangers

NHL

13

0

3

3

10

-5

1981-82

Springfield Indians

AHL

10

0

4

4

7

1982-83

St. Louis Blues

NHL

61

4

11

15

34

-8

1983-84

St. Louis Blues

NHL

62

2

13

15

65

+22

11

0

2

2

14

1983-84

Montana Magic

CHL

4

0

3

3

0

1984-85

St. Louis Blues

NHL

79

4

22

26

62

+27

3

0

0

0

2

1985-86

Hartford Whalers

NHL

62

2

8

10

53

+13

10

0

0

0

8

1986-87

Hartford Whalers

NHL

4

1

0

1

0

-5

1986-87

St. Louis Blues

NHL

72

5

16

21

46

-14

6

0

0

0

6

1987-88

St. Louis Blues

NHL

78

6

13

19

76

+6

10

0

1

1

18

1988-89

St. Louis Blues

NHL

22

0

0

0

14

+4

1988-89

Peoria Rivermen

IHL

14

0

7

7

14

1989-90

New Haven Nighthawks

AHL

75

3

26

29

56

NHL Totals

502

28

93

121

382

49

0

3

3

56

ECAC First All-Star Team (1977)

Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, June 8, 1978. Claimed by St. Louis from NY Rangers in Waiver Draft, October 4, 1982. Rights traded to Hartford by St. Louis for cash, October 4, 1985. Traded to St. Louis by Hartford for Dave Barr, October 21, 1986. Named Assistant Coach of Atlanta, June 26, 2001.